CNN Dialogues
CNN DIALOGUES is a community forum that aims to highlight diverse ideas and perspectives on the most significant issues and events shaping our time. It is a place where we address shared challenges and concerns to foster a dialogue of learning, understanding and hope.
Our mission is to come together to analyze and reflect on everything from the arts to the economy, from human rights to health and sexuality. The topics are limitless. We will explore how global events have local impact; and how having a dialogue that bridges our differences will help us collaborate to create solutions and opportunities for a shared future.
CNN Dialogues will take place in various venues around Atlanta, the capital of the South and a city of change.
October 4, 2012:
CNN DIALOGUES:
The Millennial Generation: Changing the Way we do Business
Generation Me. Trophy Kids. Generation Stuck. Whatever you call them,
the Millennial Generation and their perspectives are changing the way we
think and work. They inspire social change and are poised to be the
most educated generation in American history. Their seamless integration
of technology into daily life is revolutionizing information sharing
and pushing the boundaries of how traditional workplaces function.
Millennials are multicultural, multitasking,
entrepreneurial and arguably more liberal and less religious than their
elder counterparts. Some experts say because of constant positive
reinforcement from parents, they expect the same from employers and have
trouble with criticism. While their peers search for jobs in a weak
economy, the Millennials in the workforce embrace a casual work style -
often mistaken for rude behavior. As these intrepid young citizens go
to work, will generations clash or will they find a way to productively
coexist?
Thursday, October 4, 2012
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
The Rialto Center for the Arts
80 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
Tickets are free.
Directions
Moderator:
Ali Velshi is CNN’s Chief Business Correspondent
and anchor of Your Money and World Business Today. Known for
bringing context to complicated issues, Velshi breaks down the news of the day
to reveal the bigger picture behind the facts and figures. An experienced field
reporter, his work focuses on finance, global issues, education and innovation.
Velshi understands the power of a great idea, whether from a young entrepreneur
or a Fortune 500 CEO. He realizes that it will be the energy behind the
Millennial Generation and their ability to harness new technology that will
revolutionize America’s
workforce.
Panelists:
Neil Howe is considered the leading expert on
the “Millennial Generation” after he coined the term more than two decades ago
with his research partner. Howe is a demographer, economist and historian who
has made his career writing and speaking about generational change in American
history. He is President and Co-Founder of LifeCourse Associates, a consultant
firm serving corporate, government and nonprofit clients. He has authored eight
books on American generations including Millennials in the Workplace. As a
senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, he
helps lead the Global Aging Initiative.
Brig. Gen.
Lori Reynolds is the
Commanding General of the Marine Corps Eastern Recruiting Region and of the
Recruit Depot at Parris Island,
South Carolina. She oversees
1,600 recruiters tasked with enlisting the next generation of Marines. General
Reynolds has witnessed the evolution of the recruitment process to now involve
social media and advertising that appeals to the parents of potential Marines.
Commissioned in the Marine Corps after graduating from the United States Naval
Academy, Gen. Reynolds has the
distinction of being the first female Marine to hold a command position in a
battle zone as well as the first female to command Parris
Island.
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Marian Salzman is the CEO of Euro RSCG Worldwide PR and ER
Life PR. She has been named one of the world’s top five trendspotters and was
PRWeek’s 2011 PR Professional of the Year. Before taking over at Euro RSCG
Worldwide PR, she held positions as CMO at Porter Novelli, CMO at JWT Worldwide
and CSO at Euro RSCG Worldwide. Salzman understands the needs and concerns of
this generation as she directly manages about 70 Millennials and also does
extensive research into the group for her clients. She recognizes the need to
adapt the workplace to recruit and retain young talent that will contribute to
her company’s success while her employees lead fulfilling careers.
Dev Aujla is the co-author of Making Good: Finding
Meaning, Money and Community in a Changing World. In researching Making
Good, Aujla interviewed hundreds of Millennials to explore how to find job
opportunities that both affect change and make money. For the last 10 years,
Aujla has devoted himself to studying the role of a progressive new generation
that is rebuilding, redesigning and rethinking ways to do good in the world
while earning a living. Aujla is also the founder of DreamNow, a charitable
organization that works with young people to develop, fund, and implement their
social change projects.
Nadira Angelina Hira is an award-winning writer whose work combines
the study of culture, class, politics, and the Millennial Generation in a 21st Century mashup all her own. As
a Millennial herself and a noted speaker on workplace issues, appearing at such
companies as AT&T and Walt Disney Imagineering, Hira has become a leading
voice on the perils and triumphs of managing Millennials. She began analyzing
her cohort with 2007’s “You Raised Them, Now Manage Them,” purportedly the
first Fortune cover story to feature an emoticon. And these days, Hira’s hard
at work on her upcoming book, a project that ventures inside some of today’s
most compelling companies as they strive to cultivate the Millennial leaders of
tomorrow.
For more information contact:
jwji@emory.edu or call 404.727.2515.